A Good Friend

Edith S. Mayfield died peacefully in Bethesda on August 1st, just over a week before what would have been her 88th birthday. Following the death of her husband John, Edith became the librarian of the Army and Navy Club. She served for more than a decade on the our Library Advisory Council.

During that time she distinguished herself by the continued generosity of her gifts, providing Georgetown with strong collections of the works of A. C. Swinburne, Lord Byron, and Robinson Jeffers as well as a wealth of other literary and historical books and manuscripts.

She was a gracious hostess with a ready wit, and we will miss her.